alxdgr8 wrote:I think Sean used a RR UrQ throttle cable for his Wagner manifold in his 20vt 4kq? I used a B3 20v one, but the gas pedal connection is different so I had to crimp the cable to the B2 gas pedal hook.

I believe that’s 857 721 555 A Probably would be almost perfect for me but the second hurdle is basically with all these cables . I can’t find them anywhere . Only place that shows them in stock is ECS tuning (comes up on a google search) but I don’t know if their website actually has it in stock or just shows that way. A quick look at the ones laying around in various cars about my place ,

Supplied with the manifold but fits a C4.Overall length , approx 40”“Body” length from firewall to end of shielding is correct , about 18” but the cable itself needs a hook on the end and should be A few inches longer

80Q 10V . Same as B3 90 20V or close too it . Not long enough and too slow

Easiest solution if I can find a decent crimp is to lengthen the overall cable length of mine a bit while at the same time adding a hook to the end . If I can find a suitable crimp end . Not something I want to be repairing on the side of the road

I tried going to my local German shop to see what they had hanging on the wall but they had only a few to look at. I guess I could try a NAPA or something when they’re open to see what they have but I doubt they’ll be as close as the one I’ve got .

Tried the backpurge setup, making some pipes for my cooling system . I guess lack of backpurge was not the reason why my welds don’t look cool [FACE WITH TEARS OF JOY] but I feel like I’m getting the hang of it

I ran out of metal so I had to make this in like800 pcsPretty good clearance for the PS pump and intercooler

If you find a cable that's long enough but the sheath is the issue you can always cut it shorter as needed. From the picture above it looks like the stock one has an appropriate length sheath for your intake, but it's just the cable that is the wrong length. Mark's idea looks like a good one for that.

Tinkered around in the shop today but didn’t really accomplish much . I finished the radiator pipe. Plenty of clearance everywhere so that’s good .

Started looking again at the oilCooler . Originally it was going to go here (stock URQ ic location) but I’m not sure about it now. Reason being if I leave the passenger side open , I could run the intake down a little and have it further away from the engine .

If I do that , I would have to put the oilCooler in front of the radiator , lower area by the power steering .

Also looking at the exhaust and wondering if there is a way to make a heat shield and have it not look totally ugly. This is a quick piece made in the brake to get an idea.

The exhaust shield looks good as well. Would you tack some nuts or something to the manifold so you can secure the far side and keep it from rattling?

Yeah I was thinking I could either do that or coat the header in something as well. It is cool to be able to see the tubular-ness of the header. Also thinking of locating the air filter down lower somewhere

the german wrote:looking good! which product are you using for the sleeves?

The orange stuff is made by Eaton . The black stuff I think is called Vulcan . It will come up on eBay or amazon if you search that. Size pictured is 5/8 and that will fit over AN6 but it’s not right . If you step down to 1/2 I don’t think it would fit over an AN6 hose end (maybe before you put the end on?)

Spent and entire day in the shop and not sure if I accomplished anything ... ha. I did make some brackets to hold my oil cooler to the bottom of the radiator. This was the prototype but they were ugly as shit so I remade them and cleaned them up a bit and they’re still ugly but I don’t think it’s a huge deal. They’re functional and light weight

Tried making a radiator shroud for the 14” SPAL fan I have

Everything was looking good until the last two bends . I didn’t realize 6061-t6 would crack. I could weld and polish the corners but it won’t be perfect now and I’ll see it.

I’mNot sure if I’m going to stick with it or run the Audi tradition RS2 fan shroud and the 500W fan , not sure which would be better but I think that either path will be sufficient . Now I need to see what kind of relayed setup I would need to run the fan.